The items were delivered shortly.
The group was led out to a clearing.
Someone was already waiting there: a woman in green robes. She had been sitting cross-legged on a meditation cushion, resting with her eyes closed. Only when she heard their footsteps did she slowly open her eyes.
She had a pair of purple eyes.
"These are the seven?"
The woman looked toward Huang Juechen, her tone questioning.
"Yes. Please proceed, Elder Ye."
Huang Juechen said with a cupped-fist salute.
Lü Zhong watched them converse. 'This so-called Elder Ye clearly has the same Early-stage Nascent Soul cultivation as Huang Juechen,' he noted, 'yet there seems to be a massive gap in their status.'
While Lü Zhong was lost in thought, Elder Ye nodded.
She gracefully extended her hand, and a Jade Lamp materialized within it.
It was pure white, adorned with the pattern of lotus leaves.
"The Nine Lotus Spirit Lamp?"
Suddenly, Huang Bin'Er cried out in shock.
